sparingly

CEFRC1

/spˈɛrɪŋli/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In small amounts or not very often.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.

Examples

  • Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!

  • Use the exclamation point sparingly.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • The Mark Tree is generally used as an effect to accentuate transitions in music, either at the beginning or end of a phrase. When used sparingly, they ^([sic]) can add an exotic "shimmer" effect.

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My doctor told me to use sugar blank in my coffee for health.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From sparing + -ly.